Tourism, Travel and Events record of changes

Amendment – Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus

(NESA News)

NESA has amended the Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus following the release of version 2.2 of the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package on training.gov.au (2 March 2023).

No impact on HSC courses and their requirements. No changes to HSC Content.

The cover page of the syllabus and associated documents now reference SITv2.2.

Reminder – updated exam specifications for HSC VET exams

(Official notice NESA 29/23)

NESA updated the HSC exam specifications for Tourism, Travel and Events.

Section II is allocated 35 marks. Section III now structured extended response questions and allocated 15 marks. Section IV now extended response question.

Effective from the 2024 HSC exam.

Updated performance band descriptions for HSC VET exams

(Official notice NESA 28/23)

NESA has updated the performance band descriptions for Tourism, Travel and Events.

Effective from the 2024 HSC exam.

Revised Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus

(Official Notice NESA 24/22)

NESA has revised the Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus following the release of version 2 (10 June 2022) and version 2.1 (9 September 2022) of the SIT Tourism, Travel and Events Training Package on training.gov.au.

The revised syllabus and support materials based on SITv2.1 are now available. A summary of changes is listed below. New course numbers are detailed in the syllabus.

Implementation commences from 2023 with Year 11. The first HSC exam based on the revised syllabus will be in 2024.

Students who commenced a Tourism, Travel and Events course in 2022 and are completing the course in 2023, will continue the course as outlined in the ‘old’ Tourism, Travel and Events syllabus (final year of delivery with Year 12, 2023).

Students who want to undertake the 240-hour Tourism, Travel and Events course in one year in 2023 will also complete the course as outlined in the ‘old’ syllabus.

This is in line with Australian Skills Quality Authority’s (ASQA) approval of an extended learner transition period for qualification pathways from SITv1.3 in the ‘old’ syllabus until 31 January 2024.

Any student wanting to sit the 2023 HSC exam must complete the 240-hour course from the ‘old’ syllabus.

Summary of changes – revised syllabus:

• qualifications:
  • SIT30122 Certificate III in Tourism supersedes SIT30116 (not equivalent)
  • Statement of Attainment towards SIT30222 Certificate III in Travel supersedes SIT30216 (not equivalent)
  • SIT30522 Certificate III in Events supersedes SIT30516 (not equivalent)
• associated HSC mandatory units of competency:
  • SITTTVL003 Provide advice on Australian destinations supersedes SITTTSL004 (equivalent) – Australian destinations focus area
  • SITXWHS005 Participate in safe work practices supersedes SITXWHS001 (equivalent) – Safety focus area
  • BSBSUS211 Participate in sustainable work practices supersedes BSBSUS201 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices (equivalent) – Sustainability focus area
  • SITTIND003 Source and use information on the tourism and travel industry supersedes SITTIND001 (equivalent) – Working in the industry focus area
  • SITEEVT020 Source and use information on the events industry supersedes SITEEVT001 (equivalent) – Working in the industry focus area
  • SITXCCS014 Provide service to customers supersedes SITXCCS006 (equivalent) – Working with customers focus area
  • SITXCOM007 Show social and cultural sensitivity supersedes SITXCOM002 (equivalent) – Working with customers focus area
• associated HSC stream units of competency:
  • Tourism and Travel stream
    • SITTTVL001 Access and interpret product information supersedes SITTTSL002 (equivalent)
    • SITTTVL004 Sell tourism products or services supersedes SITTTSL005 Sell tourism products and services (equivalent)
    • SITTTVL005 Prepare customer quotations supersedes SITTTSL006 Prepare quotations (equivalent)
  • Events stream
    • SITEEVT021 Administer event registrations supersedes SITEEVT002 Process and monitor event registrations and SITEEVT003 Coordinate on-site event registrations (not equivalent)
    • SITEEVT022 Provide event production support supersedes SITEEVT004 Provide event staging support (equivalent)
• HSC elective units of competency:
  • updated to reflect current unit of competency codes and titles
  • added to and deleted from the Framework as appropriate to the qualification pathways
• HSC focus areas:
  • 5 mandatory retained – HSC Content updated and added
  • 2 stream retained – HSC Content updated and added.

Update to Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabuses

(Official notice NESA 15/22)

NESA has updated the Tourism, Travel and Events syllabus, based on SITv1.2, for Year 12 2022 (final HSC exam 2022).

There is no change to examinable content (HSC Content) for the 2022 HSC exam.

The updated syllabus based on SITv1.2 is now available. Effective immediately.

Summary of changes:

• HSC elective units of competency (Table 6), includes both:
  • BSBTEC201 Use business software applications and
    BSBWOR204 Use business technology (superseded)
  • BSBTEC203 Research using the internet and
    BSBITU305 Conduct online transactions (superseded)
  • BSBTEC303 Create electronic presentations and
    BSBITU302 Create electronic presentations (superseded)
  • CUAEVP413 Install and dismantle exhibition elements and
    CUAEVP403 Install and dismantle exhibition elements (superseded)
  • CUASOU211 Develop basic audio skills and knowledge and
    CUASOU201 Develop basic audio skills and knowledge (superseded)
  • CUASTA314 Maintain physical production elements
    CUASTA304 Maintain physical production elements (superseded)
  • CUAVSS211 Develop basic vision system skills
    CUAVSS201 Develop basic vision system skills (superseded)
  • HLTAID011 Provide First Aid and 
    HLTAID003 Provide first aid (superseded)

as well as:

• BSBCMM211 Apply communication skills (supersedes BSBCMM101 and BSBCMM201, not equivalent)
• BSBSTR301 Contribute to continuous improvement (supersedes BSBFLM309 and BSBINN201, not equivalent)
• CUAFOH212 Usher patrons
• CUAFOH312 Monitor entry to venues
• CUASTA212 Assist with bump in and bump out of shows.

NESA has also updated the Tourism, Travel and Events syllabus, based on SITv1.3 syllabus for Year 11 2022, following the release of version 1.3 (8 April 2022) of the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package on training.gov.au.

There is no change to HSC Content.

The updated syllabus based on SITv1.3 is now available. Effective immediately.

Summary of changes:

• HSC elective units of competency (Table 2.4.3), includes both:
  • BSBTEC201 Use business software applications and
    BSBWOR204 Use business technology (superseded)
  • BSBTEC203 Research using the internet and
    BSBITU305 Conduct online transactions (superseded)
  • BSBTEC303 Create electronic presentations and
    BSBITU302 Create electronic presentations (superseded)
  • CUAEVP413 Install and dismantle exhibition elements and
    CUAEVP403 Install and dismantle exhibition elements (superseded)
  • CUASOU211 Develop basic audio skills and knowledge and
    CUASOU201 Develop basic audio skills and knowledge (superseded)
  • CUASTA314 Maintain physical production elements
    CUASTA304 Maintain physical production elements (superseded)
  • CUAVSS211 Develop basic vision system skills
    CUAVSS201 Develop basic vision system skills (superseded)

as well as:

• HLTAID011 Provide First Aid (supersedes and not equivalent to HLTAID003).

In both syllabuses where alternatives are provided, registered training organisations (RTOs) should select the appropriate unit of competency for the qualification being delivered. RTOs are responsible for any gap training needed to meet the performance criteria and knowledge evidence requirements detailed in units of competency for these qualifications.

NESA has published support materials to assist RTOs to identify the superseded units of competency relevant to each qualification. These documents replace the individual qualification overviews previously published:

• Status of units of competency for qualifications in the Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework, based on SITv1.2, and
• Status of units of competency for qualifications in the Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework, based on SITv1.3.

Schools and colleges should consult with their school system and/or RTO regarding this advice and delivery of courses from the Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework.

Update to Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus

(Official notice NESA 34/21)

NESA has updated the Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus to better support students undertaking the SIT30516 Certificate III in Events qualification pathway.

The updated syllabus and support material are now available. A summary of changes is listed below.

Implementation commences from 2022 with Year 11. The first HSC exam based on the updated syllabus will be in 2023.

Students who commenced a Tourism, Travel and Events course in 2021 and are completing the course in 2022, will continue the course as outlined in the ‘old’ Tourism, Travel and Events syllabus (final year of delivery with Year 12, 2022).

Students who want to undertake the 240-hour Tourism, Travel and Events course in one year in 2022 will also complete the course as outlined in the ‘old’ syllabus.

The 2022 HSC exam for Tourism, Travel and Events will be based on this ‘old’ syllabus.

Any student wanting to sit the 2022 HSC exam must complete the 240-hour course from the ‘old’ syllabus.

Summary of changes – updated syllabus:

• SITEEVT001 Source and use information on the events industry has been moved from the Events stream to the associated HSC mandatory units of competency
• HSC focus area Working in the Industry now allows for selection of the associated HSC mandatory unit of competency relevant to the qualification pathway, either:
  • SITEEVT001 Source and use information on the events industry, or
  • SITTIND001 Source and use information on the tourism and travel industry
• minor updates to HSC Content across the focus areas (such as references to ‘or events’ added after tourism and travel; updates to titles of legislation, codes of practice and organisations)
• minor changes to syllabus format, such as removal of course requirement diagrams and reduced table referencing.

Revisions to suggested time allocation in some HSC VET exams

(NESA News)

NESA has revised the suggested allocated time for sections of some HSC VET exams from 2020. This will improve consistency of advice across the suite of VET exams.

The suggested allocation of time for each section in the Tourism, Travel and Events HSC exam from 2020 is as follows:

• Section 1 — objective response questions (15 marks) — allow about 20 minutes
• Section 2 — short answer questions (30 marks) — allow about 45 minutes
• Section 3 — extended response question (15 marks) — allow about 25 minutes
• Section 4 — structured extended response question, based on stream (20 marks) — allow about 30 minutes.

Amendment – Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus

(NESA News)

NESA has amended the Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Services Curriculum Framework syllabus following the release of version 1.2 of the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package.

No impact on HSC courses and their requirements. No change to HSC Content.

The cover page of the syllabus and qualification overview documents now reference the latest version of the Training Package, and within the documents NESA has replaced BOSTES and hyperlinks have been updated.

Update to Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus

(Official notice BOSTES 42/16)

BOSTES has updated the Stage 6 Tourism, Travel and Events Curriculum Framework syllabus, following the release of the new national SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package. The updated syllabus, based on SITv1.1, is now available.

View the syllabus and a range of associated documents on the BOSTES website.

Implementation commences from 2017 with Year 11. New BOSTES course numbers for the updated Framework are detailed in the syllabus.

Students who commenced a Tourism, Travel and Events course in 2016 and are completing the course in 2017 will continue the courses as outlined in the ‘old’ Tourism, Travel and Events syllabus based on SIT12v2, also available on the BOSTES website. The 2017 HSC examination for Tourism, Travel and Events will be based on this ‘old’ syllabus.

2017 students who want to undertake the 240-hour Tourism, Travel and Events course in the one year will also complete the course as outlined in the ‘old’ syllabus. Any student wanting to sit the 2017 HSC examination must complete the 240-hour Tourism, Travel and Events course from the ‘old’ syllabus.

The first Tourism, Travel and Events HSC examination based on the updated syllabus will be conducted in 2018.